Note on Personal Computer Security

While an executive MBA class is listening to a guest speaker from the Cybercrime division of the Department of Justice, an associate of the guest speaker runs a "packet sniffing" program on his wireless computer and intercepts four computer passwords and two personal messages sent by students during the class. This demonstration surprises many of the students - believing that their network transmissions were secure. In response, one of the students prepared this note to help colleagues better secure their personal computers.